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'Environmental Governance' and 'Ecosystem Management': Avenues for Synergies Between Two Approaches 'Environmental governance' and 'ecosystem management': avenues for synergies between two approaches Sara Söderström, Kristine Kern, Magnus Broström and Michael Gilek Journal Article N.B.: When citing this work, cite the original article. Original Publication: Sara Söderström, Kristine Kern, Magnus Broström and Michael Gilek, 'Environmental governance' and 'ecosystem management': avenues for synergies between two approaches, Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, 2016. 17(1), pp.1-19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IER.2016.074871 Copyright: Inderscience http://www.inderscience.com/ Postprint available at: Linköping University Electronic Press http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-133973 Authors Original – Preprint version ‘Environmental Governance’ and ‘Ecosystem Management’: Avenues for Synergies between Two Approaches SARA SÖDERSTRÖM *, KRISTINE KERN **, MAGNUS BOSTRÖM † & MICHAEL GILEK * *School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies, Södertörn University, Huddinge, Sweden. **Leibniz Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning & University of Potsdam, Erkner, Germany †School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden Corresponding author: Sara Söderström, Södertörn University, School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies, 14189, Huddinge, Sweden. Fax: + 46 (0)8 608 45 10 Tel: +46 (0)8 608 45 67 Email: [email protected] Kristine Kern, Leibniz Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning (IRS), Flakenstraße 28-31, 15537 Erkner, Germany. Tel: +49 3362 793 205 Email: [email protected] & [email protected] Magnus Boström, Örebro University, School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, 701 82 Örebro, Sweden. Tel: +46 (0) 19301247 Email: [email protected] Michael Gilek, Södertörn University, School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies, 14189 Huddinge, Sweden. Tel: +46 (0)8 608 48 62 Email: [email protected] 1 Authors Original – Preprint version Authors bionotes: Sara Söderström Sara Söderström is a PhD candidate at Södertörn University, Sweden. Her research interest rests within regional environmental governance having the Baltic Sea as a focal point, aligned with an emphasis on the ecosystem approach to management. Kristine Kern Kristine Kern is professor in ‘Governance of Urban Infrastructure and Global Change', University of Potsdam and Leibniz Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning (IRS). Her current research interests are in the areas of local and regional climate and energy policy, sustainable development of cities and regions, transnational networks of cities, European regional seas (Baltic Sea in particular) and the EU macro-regional strategies. Magnus Boström Magnus Boström is professor in sociology at Örebro University, Sweden. He focus on the intersection between environment, politics and organization. His research and teaching interest generally concern politics, governance, participation, communication, organization, and responsibility in relation to transnational environmental and sustainability issues. Boström is also studying how various factors shape green consumerism and organized activism. Michael Gilek Michael Gilek is Associate Professor in Ecology/Ecotoxicology at Södertörn University and has extensive research experience on chemical pollution and other ecological risks in the aquatic environment, as well as on associated science-policy interactions. In his current research MG leads international interdisciplinary studies analysing marine spatial planning and environmental governance in the Baltic. 2 Authors Original – Preprint version ‘Environmental Governance’ and ‘Ecosystem Management’: Avenues for Synergies between two Approaches ABSTRACT Based on a literature review of over 160 journal articles and books, this paper examines the ecosystem management and environmental governance approaches, and looks for common topics and integrated research agendas. While scientific articles on environmental governance stem primarily from social science research, the ecosystem management approach is more natural-science-oriented. A review of journal articles from the ISI Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) reveals that the two research communities hardly interact. The paper discusses two thematic linkages between the two approaches: the debates dealing with the scale and level of environmental policy; and the discussions surrounding multi-stakeholder participation. Moreover, the article identifies areas with a high potential for the establishment of common ground, such as the current discussion on science-policy interfaces. We argue for more interaction, claim that the two research approaches can learn from each other, and discuss the potential for the development of interdisciplinary research agendas. KEY WORDS: Environmental governance, ecosystem management, scale, level, multi- stakeholder participation, science-policy interface 1. Introduction Although authors in the environmental sciences often claim that approaches from the natural and social sciences can be combined and that truly interdisciplinary research agendas, theories, and methods can be developed, most interdisciplinary ambitions appear to be more rhetorical than real. Given the long separated scholarly traditions and the dualistic worldviews that prevail within these disciplines, the development of integrated research agendas and common conceptual frameworks is arguably one of the most difficult tasks facing current academic life. This article looks for traditions from ‘each camp’ that may share research agendas, topics, and arguments. The concepts of ‘ecosystem management’ and ‘environmental governance’ represent interesting areas in this respect, since they display apparent similarities despite their separate origins, and because both are well established within academia. The former originates from natural-scientific research fields, such as conservation biology, while the latter has developed from social science studies in the areas of globalization, international politics, comparative politics, and public administration. Although exchange between these two approaches has been very limited, existing linkages may provide a basis for the combination and integration of these approaches and an improved understanding of socio-ecological systems. It has to be noted that both approaches are not static but have progressed for a number of years and are still in flux. Within governance theory there appears to be very little agreement on what the term actually stands for, and the same uncertainties exist in relation to ecosystem management (Evans, 2012; Garcia, 2003; Wang, 2004; Yaffee, 1999). Although these differences and internal variations constrain the development of integrative approaches, the search for similarities and common topics and in which common ground has already been established, appear to constitute a promising agenda. 3 Authors Original – Preprint version Based on a literature review as well as a database analysis on ecosystem management and environmental governance, the aim of this article is threefold: first, to describe how these two fields of academic enquiry have developed over time and how they interrelate to each other. Second, to discuss thematic linkages in relation to (i) the debates dealing with the scale and level of environmental problems and environmental policy and (ii) the discussions on partnerships and multi-stakeholder participation. Third, to identify trends towards convergence of the two approaches and areas with a high potential for identification of common ground and development of interdisciplinary research agendas. 2. The Concepts of 'Ecosystem Management' and 'Environmental Governance': a Review Based on a literature review on more than 160 academic papers and books within the two strains of research, the following section provides a short overview of the concepts of ecosystem management and environmental governance. The aim is to introduce both approaches, describe the emergence and development of these schools, indicate their key topics and characteristics, and draw some conclusions concerning their current status. 2.1. Ecosystem Management In contrast to traditional resource management, where the main objective is to optimize sustainable exploitation of resources such as fish and forests, Ecosystem Management (EM) embraces a broader view by combining human activities with the preservation of entire ecosystems (Grumbine, 1997). Thus, the approach strives to consider not only the sustainability of the exploited resource but also the sustainability of other indirectly affected ecosystem components as well as ecosystem function and services. The holistic approach can be traced as far back as the 1930s. The first publications on ecosystem management appeared in the 1970s, and some prominent work was published in the 1970s and 1980s (Grumbine, 1994). Since then the number of publications has increased steadily. Ecosystem management has been applied to different areas of research, such as marine environment, fisheries, forest management, and the urban environment. Analyses generally focus on local ecosystems and ecological regions. In the US, where ecosystem management has been under development since the early 1990s, several federal and state agencies strive to implement suitable versions of ecosystem management as a guiding policy (Pavlikakis & Tsihrintzis, 2000). (For the U.S. see also (McMahon et al., 2001; Omernik, 2004). Various authors
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